15 Game Over

Chapter 15 Game Over? The cousins wasted no time. They ran back up the alley, ignoring the sweet smell of pastries. When they reached 11th Street, they turned, heading toward their aunt's apartment building. Malia slowed as they passed the house of Do.a Chabela. There was no sign of the old woman. "I wonder if she knew," Dante said. "It's pretty suspicious," Ivan agreed. Malia clenched her hands into fists. She stomped right up to Do.a Chabela's front door and pounded with all her might.

第十五章 游戏结束了？ 表兄妹们一刻也没耽误。 他们顺着小巷往回跑，全然顾不上糕点的香甜气味。 到了第十一大街时，他们转了个弯，朝姨妈住的公寓楼走去。 经过查韦拉夫人的房子时，玛丽亚放慢了脚步。 那位老奶奶的身影根本看不见。 “我怀疑她是不是早就知道内情。”但丁说。 “确实非常可疑。”伊万附和道。 玛丽亚紧紧攥起了拳头。 她径直走到查韦拉夫人的前门，用尽全身力气砸起门来。

No one answered. "Forget about it, boss." Dante had come up behind her. He touched her arm gently. "Let's just go home." As the three kids walked away, a face appeared at a window. It was a woman, watching their backs with a hopeful smile.

没有人应门。 “别管了，老大。” 但丁已经走到了她身后。 他轻轻碰了碰她的胳膊。 “我们回家吧。” 三个孩子走开的时候，一扇窗户里露出了一张脸。 是那位女士，她脸上带着充满期盼的笑容，正望着他们的背影。

Do.a Chabela. The cousins didn't see her, though. They were distracted by the sudden appearance of Aunt Lucy. She came running up the street toward them.

是查韦拉夫人。 不过表兄妹们都没看见她。 露西姨妈突然出现，把他们的注意力都吸引走了。 她正沿着街道朝他们跑过来。

".Ay, pingos!" she exclaimed. "You almost gave me a heart attack! I've been calling and calling. I went down to the water park and you weren't there! And what HAPPENED to you? You're all dirty and scratched up!" Malia opened her mouth to tell Aunt Lucy everything, but Ivan spoke first. "We took a shortcut through the alley. Some bullies jumped us. They stole Malia's phone. We chased them, but they got away. We were lost for a while." Dante and Malia stared at him. He never lied. They were amazed how good he was at it. He must have thought Aunt Lucy wouldn't believe the truth anyway! Besides, she was worried enough. "The good thing is that you're back and you're okay," Aunt Lucy said, reaching out to hug them. She was quite surprised at how tightly they kept clinging to her.

“哎呀，我的小祖宗们！” 她大声喊着。 “你们差点把我吓出心脏病！ 我给你们打了一遍又一遍电话。 我去了水上公园，你们根本不在那儿！ 你们这是怎么搞的啊？ 身上全是灰，还有好多刮伤！” 玛丽亚张开嘴正要把所有事都告诉露西姨妈，可伊万先开口了。 “我们走小巷抄近路来着。 几个坏孩子拦住了我们。 他们把玛丽亚的手机抢走了。 我们追了他们一阵子，还是让他们跑了。 后来我们还迷了会儿路。” 但丁和玛丽亚都盯着他。 他从来不说谎的。 他们都惊讶极了，没想到他撒谎居然这么顺溜。 他肯定是觉得露西姨妈根本不会相信实话吧！ 再说了，她现在已经够担心的了。 “好在你们都平安回来了，没事就好。”露西姨妈说着，伸手抱住了他们。 他们把她抱得特别紧，这让她挺惊讶的。

"Ya, ya," she muttered, patting their heads. "I love you, too. Now how about a video game?" The three cousins pulled away from her embrace. "No!" they said all at once. Then they looked at each other and laughed.

“好啦好啦。”她轻声念叨着，拍了拍他们的脑袋。 “我也爱你们呀。 对了——我们玩电子游戏好不好？” 三个表兄妹立刻从她的怀抱里挣了出来。 “不要！” 他们异口同声地说。 接着他们对视了一眼，都笑了起来。

That's the end for now!

故事暂时就到这里啦！